Seong So-min

Acting

Seong So-min

Born January 1, 1922 · Paju, South Korea

Died November 12, 1982 · aged 60

Seong So-min (1921 - November 12, 1982) was a South-Korean actor.

Known For

The Power for Ten YearsThe Power for Ten Years · 1964
The Power for Ten Years
★ 8.01964
MovieHistoryDrama
During the reign of King Yeongjo in the Joseon Dynasty (1302-1910), the villainous retainer party led by Jang Ji-hang gains power after cutting the head off a royalist Hong seong-won. His son Hong Guk-yeong passes a state exam and tries to assist the king in ruling well, but he is also put to death by Jang's false incrimination. But he is called a faithful politician in history.
I Am a KingI Am a King · 1966
I Am a King
★ 5.21966
MovieDrama
Trainer Meng Doo-ho spots Young-chul in a bar fight and decides to turn him into a boxing champion.
A Drifting StoryA Drifting Story · 1960
A Drifting Story
★ 6.51960
MovieRomanceDrama
This melodrama follows the trials and tribulations of a single mother who dares to love. Hyun Hee (Mun Jeong Suk) makes a living running a coffee house. She has to support her illegitimate daughter and mother, and bear the scorn of those who look down on her. Hyun Hee falls in love with a married writer (Kim Jin Kyu), while another customer (Choi Mu Ryong) holds a torch for her. The romantic triangles that unfold lead to tragic consequences.
Great King SejoGreat King Sejo · 1970
Great King Sejo
★ 10.01970
MovieHistory
The Continental SpyThe Continental Spy · 1964
The Continental Spy
★ 7.01964
MovieWarHistory
During the Chinese-Japanese War (1937-1945) a nightclub dancer is given a dangerous mission by her dying brother. According to her brother's will, she goes on a journey with encoded papers of the Independence Army operations. She soon becomes a most wanted criminal by the Japanese Army and must cross the continent on her own.
EntanglementsEntanglements · 1960
Entanglements
★ 7.01960
MovieWar
King Gojong and Martyr An Jung-geunKing Gojong and Martyr An Jung-geun · 1959
King Gojong and Martyr An Jung-geun
★ 6.01959
MovieHistory
At the end of the Joseon Dynasty, shortly after the Eulsa Treaty has been forced to be concluded by Ito Hirobumi and the pro-Japanese courtiers, Japan pressures King Gojong to step down from the throne. Meanwhile, An Jung-geun, who is cultivating men of ability at Samheung school, is deeply impressed by a speech made by An Chang-ho, and heads for Russia to volunteer the army fighting for independence of the country. As both a lieutenant general of the Korean militia and a commander of the Korean expeditionary force in Manchuria, he carries on the independence movement in defiance of Japanese coercion.
Palace of AmbitionPalace of Ambition · 1957
Palace of Ambition
★ 6.31957
MovieDramaHistory
A nobleman bribes a maidservant to gain access to the palace and poison the crown prince. Another noble, loyal to the royal family, learns the of the plot and must learn the identity of the would-be assassin before he can succeed in throwing the country into chaos.

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A Sister's GardenA Sister's Garden · 1959
A Sister's Garden
★ 6.01959
MovieDrama
Dr. Nam, in his will, requests that his eldest daughter, Jeong-hui(Choe Eun-hui), marry a painter named Dong-su (Nam Gung-won). Jeong-hui is at risk of losing her house due to her father's debt, and a young physician Sun-cheol (Kim Seok-hun) who received his college education with the financial support of Dr. Nam, helps her by selling his own house. Despite his love for her, Sun-cheol cannot express his feelings because he knows of the request in her father's will. When Jeong-hui looks for a job to support her family, Bang, whom Dr. Nam once cured, offers her a position of saloon madam. Meanwhile, her younger sister Myeong-hui (Choe Ji-hui) promises Dong-su her hand in marriage. Jeong-hui, now running the saloon, wishes them happiness. It is only when she gets a proposal from Bang and decides to accept it that Sun-cheol confesses his love for her. Moved by Sun-cheol's true affection for her, Bang gives her up, and Sun-cheol and Jeong-hui exchange vows of marriage.

Kim Seok-deok (Youngsook's husband)